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Ellie's Electric Summer

For this tutorial you will need :

PSP - any version

Animation Shop ( Optional )

Eye Candy 4 HSB Noise ( Optional - only needed if animating )

Tube & Close up of your choice - I’ve used Ellie by the awesome Pin Up Toons, available on licence from CILM You can only use this image if you hold the appropriate licence to do so!

A Diamond tube of your choice is optional - I haven’t supplied one as most people have one already :0)

Lastly You need my Template HERE- please do not use in other tuts without asking me first :0)

OK Lets get started ……

Open up my Template, and delete the credit layer.

Activate Layer 1,Selections - Select All - Float - Defloat - Invert

Copy and Paste a paper of your choice as a new layer ( I used paper 9 ) … position to your liking within the marching ants, and then hit delete on the keyboard. Select None - then delete my template layer.

Repeat the above step for Layer 2 - using a different paper this time ( I used paper 5 this time )

Then repeat yet again for Layer 3 ( I used paper 6 ) and then Layer 4 ( I used paper 7 )

For the heart layer - that’s layer 5 - you can either use another paper, of floodfil lit with a solid colour of your choice.

Next, activate the main Frame layer.

Select all - Float - Defloat - modify - contract by 3 - invert, and paste a paper of your choice as a new layer. Position it to cover the area selected by marching ants ( I resized mine up a little to do so ) then hit delete, select none

Next Effects - 3D effects - Inner Bevel - on the following settings :

Paste your close up as a new layer and arrange it so the part you like is contained within the large rectangle that is part of the first layer we did. - Remove any parts of the tube that over lap. Give the tube a nice big drop shadow - I used Vertical 4, horizontal 15, opacity 75 blur 2 .

Paste your normal tube as a new layer, and arrange it in the main vertical rectangle on the right ( part of layer 2 ), again, remove any unwanted areas, and then drop shadow with the same settings as before, and then change the overlay blend to Luminance Legacy.

Take your diamond - or use a brad or button from the scrap kit - and resizing as needed, place one in the top left corner and one in the bottom right corner of the rectangle at the bottom left - see my tag for guide.

In a font you like, and colours to contrast with the kit and your tube, place your name in the centre of this rectangle :0)

Now use any other elements you like to decorate the tag - I put some ladybirds on a luggage tag and placed at bottom right, added a couple of bows and put butterflies of different sizes about the top left!

X out your white background layer, then Merge Visible.

Now resize to 75% - making sure that All Layer is NOT checked! Move the layer down towards the bottom of your canvas

Now take a hanger of your choice and paste as a new layer - I used the dark blue one form the kit, and resized at 15% and *flipped* it so it was the right way up, and angled it slightly to one side ( rotated it by 15 degrees )

Place one at the top left corner of your tag, then duplicate it and mirror.